Words Matter
written by: Jenny Morelli
@JennyMo31725980
You matter.
Two small words
I never heard growing up.
Two words that seemed unimportant
until I said them to the right people; those
who hear them the least and need them the most.
You matter.
Kaitlyn wrote me a note
that said I saved her with those words.
Wilson says no one besides me ever said them
to him. Tacara
tries to beat me to it
and shout them as she enters
each morning, giggling
like she won some
game.
Demure Lexa
smirks, looks down,
offers me a hesitant half-hug
when I say them to her.
Esther
has yet to believe me.
Morgan may roll her eyes, shrug
and say ‘I know,’ but she walks away a little taller
than when she entered.
And Faith
just smiles, nods,
blinks back an almost tear.
You matter.
Not a day goes by
without me saying them.
Two words I never heard growing up;
words like an absent wound I’m clinging to.
Words
that save me
every time I say them
to someone
else.
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